Lily Yu Chu-Monteverde[1] (born August 19, 1938), nicknamed Mother Lily and typically credited as Lily Y. Monteverde, is a Filipina film producer and businesswoman.
Lily Y. Monteverde | |
|---|---|
楊莉華 | |
| Born | Lily Yu Chu August 19, 1938 |
| Other names | Mother Lily |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, hotelier |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Spouse | Remy Monteverde |
| Children | 6, including Goldwin |
| Parent | Domingo Chu (father)[1] |
Monteverde was the first and one of the Filipina movie producers who produced many local blockbuster films under different genres in the 1970s and 1980s. She produced movies with Alma Moreno, Lorna Tolentino, Maricel Soriano, Snooky Serna and Dina Bonnevie starring as lead stars during that time. She also helped Richard Gomez and Aga Muhlach's careers to become bigger in the early 1990s.
Biography
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Monteverde has produced nearly 300 films in the Philippines since the early 1960s. She operated Regal Entertainment, in the Philippines for many years. The Mano Po anthology, began in 2002 and produced by her filmmaking firm, pays tribute to her Chinese Filipino roots and became a hit in various local audiences.[2]
In August 1996 she invested much of her substantial wealth into hotels in Quezon City.[3] She opened the Imperial Palace Suites on the site of an old gasoline station at the corner of Tomas Morato and Timog avenues in Quezon.
In 2000, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Cinemanila International Film Festival.[citation needed] She also received the Fernando Poe Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award in the 37th Luna Awards in 2019.[4]
Personal life
editMonteverde is the mother of UAAP basketball champion coach Goldwin Monteverde of UP Fighting Maroons.[5]
Awards
edit| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Original Story (with Roy Iglesias) | Mano Po[6] | Won |
| 2003 | Mano Po 2: My Love[7] | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b "The Magic of Mother Lily and her "kamison"". pep.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP). October 23, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Yu, Anson (November 26, 2019). "Tsinoys in Pinoy cinema". Tulay. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Philippines News – Manila Standard Today – Lily Y. Monteverde: The movie producer is also a hotelier- aug18_2006
- ^ "Mother Lily at Nova Villa, pinarangalan sa 37th Luna Awards". PEP.ph. December 1, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "New UP coach Goldwin Monteverde's 32-year wait is finally over". ESPN.com. August 15, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2002". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2003". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Lily Monteverde at Wikimedia Commons
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